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Into the A+ Advice Box #35: Summer 2021 Dating Edition!

For the first themed A+ Advice Box in our new themed series, you asked questions about dating yourself after having a kid, dating your partner after lockdown, using dating apps…

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May 21, 2021

covid-19

extra extra

news

Extra! Extra!: How to Begin to Process the Unfolding Horror of COVID in India?

COVID returns to the forefront of this week’s Extra! Extra! as we look at the outbreak of COVID in India and the threats posed by variants across the globe. We…

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May 7, 2021

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Into the A+ Advice Box #34: I’m in Love But My Sex Drive Has COMPLETELY Disappeared!

The AS team tackles advice for entering your 30’s (and we’d love to see yours in the comments), as well as advice for a member who’s found their sex drive…

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May 7, 2021

extra extra

HIV/AIDS

news

Extra! Extra!: Amidst COVID-19, 62% of Black Trans Women Surveyed Are Also Living with HIV

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the latest criminal justice news in the wake of more police brutality and the Chauvin ruling, more perspectives on capitalist exploitations after…

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Apr 23, 2021

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online dating

love + sex

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Dating App Struck and Leave It to the Stars

“I was very turned on by the concept as I have made very public that I am on the hunt for a Taurus wife.”

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Apr 20, 2021

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Into the A+ Advice Box #33: Are You Too Dependent On Your Therapist?

We answer questions from A+ members about disclosing PTSD while dating, coping with siblings who judge others for choosing to have children, healthy boundaries with partners, body acceptance and more!

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Apr 16, 2021

extra extra

trans youth

news

Extra! Extra!: What Will It Take to Protect Trans Youth in Arkansas (and Everywhere Else?)

The news these last few weeks has been… a lot. This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the devastating anti-trans legislation just passed in Arkansas, the Chauvin trial, voter…

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Apr 9, 2021

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community

Smoochy Wow-Wow and 71 Other Names We Use for Our Pets in Private

“60. Beeperton”

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Apr 8, 2021

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Into the A+ Box #32: What If You Choose Not To Have Kids Because of Climate Change?

The team offers advice to A+ members who asked whether a relationship can make it if you don’t feel you’re sexually compatible, what to do when falling hard for a…

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Apr 2, 2021

a+ roundtable

covid-19

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Roundtable: What We’re Struggling With a Year Into COVID

It’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who still doesn’t feel okay when you’re grieving and dealing with mental health challenges in a culture that doesn’t know how…

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Mar 26, 2021

covid-19

quarantine

first person

What a Long Strange Year It’s Been: A One-Year Quarantine Reflection Roundtable

We were hoping not to have occasion to revisit this conversation as a one-year anniversary, but we do, so here we are, exploring the question: What do you feel like…

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Mar 26, 2021

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Into the A+ Advice Box #31: Yours Truly, Gay Panic

Breaking your roommates’ Covid precaution agreement, long-distance relationship panic, formalwear, should you break up with your partner when they’re going through a rough time, and more!

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Mar 19, 2021